Artificial-stone post



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W. H. KIMBALL in A. STORMS. ARTIFICIAL STONE POST.

No. 421,582.- I

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`WILLIAM II. KIMBALL, OF FAYETTE, AND ARCHIBALD STORMS, OF SCIPIO,

MICHIGAN.

ARTIFICIAL-STON E POST.

SPECIFICATION forming' part 0f Letters Patent N0. 421,582, dated February 18, 1890.

Application-med May 12, 1888. Serial No.273,750. (No model.) i

T0 a/ZZ whom t may concern.-

Beit known that we, WILLIAM H. KIMBALL, of Fayette, and ARCHIBALD S'roRMs, of Scipio, in the county of Hillsdale and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful' Improvements in Articial-Stone Posts; and We do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eXact descriptionY of the invention, that Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Our invention consists of an artificial-stone post strengthened by rods ot' iron embedded in the mortar in molding the posts.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a central vertical section of ourimproved post, made at right angles to the line of the fence. Fig. 24 is a vertical section of a post made parallel to the line of the fence and one side from the center, showing the stiifening-rods of iron as molded into the post. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the post, showing the four rods of iron near the four corners of the post.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the artiiicial stone, and B the iron rods molded therein.

fastening the longitudinal Wires D of theY fence or the rails E, as shown in the drawings.

We are aware that artiiicial-stone posts with vertical and lateral wires in the same have been used. rDher'efore we limit our claim to the peculiar constructionabove described.

Having described our invention, what we claim is-A The molded post A, containing the two V- shaped Wires B, extending longitudinally in the post, arranged in parallel planes, and firmly embedded, in combination with fastening-wires C', adapted to secure the strands of a fence, substantially as and for Ithe purposes set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands this 28th day of April, 1888. 1

'WILLIAM H. KIMBALL. ARCHIBALD STORMS.

Witnesses:

CEAS. M. WEAVER, DE WITT C. MERRIAM. 

